Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 15.12.2021
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 15.12.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
Who will finish the season as the top blocker ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count blocked shots, but who are really the best blockers? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Shot blocking is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season so far, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the top 50 blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has made the most blocked shots so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | BS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 29, D(C) | 25 |
| 2 | Bram Nuytinck Udinese, 31, D(C) | 20 |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe Lazio, 24, D(C) | 20 |
| 4 | Petko Hristov Spezia, 22, D(C) | 19 |
| 5 | Francesco Acerbi Lazio, 33, D(C) | 18 |
| 6 | Harry Maguire Manchester United, 28, D(C) | 18 |
| 7 | Dante Nice, 38, D(C) | 17 |
| 8 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 30, D(C) | 17 |
| 9 | Mamadou Sakho Montpellier, 31, D(C) | 17 |
| 10 | Nico Schlotterbeck Freiburg, 22, D(C) | 17 |
| 11 | Tyrone Mings Aston Villa, 28, D(CL) | 17 |
| 12 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 29, D(C),DMC | 16 |
| 13 | Conor Coady Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(CR),DMC | 16 |
| 14 | Florent Ogier Clermont Foot, 32, D(C) | 16 |
| 15 | Gian Marco Ferrari Sassuolo, 29, D(C) | 16 |
| 16 | Grant Hanley Norwich, 30, D(C) | 16 |
| 17 | Houboulang Mendes Lorient, 23, D(CR) | 16 |
| 18 | Jonathan Gradit Lens, 29, D(CR) | 16 |
| 19 | Liam Cooper Leeds, 30, D(C) | 16 |
| 20 | Michael Keane Everton, 28, D(CR) | 16 |
| 21 | Craig Dawson West Ham, 31, D(CR) | 15 |
| 22 | Diego Carlos Sevilla, 28, D(C) | 15 |
| 23 | Enzo Roco Elche, 29, D(C) | 15 |
| 24 | Ezri Konsa Aston Villa, 24, D(CR) | 15 |
| 25 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 23, D(C) | 15 |
| 26 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 15 |
| 27 | Kalidou Koulibaly Napoli, 30, D(C) | 15 |
| 28 | Martin Valjent Mallorca, 26, D(C) | 15 |
| 29 | Mattia Caldara Venezia, 27, D(C) | 15 |
| 30 | Norbert Gyömbér Salernitana, 29, D(CR),DMC | 15 |
| 31 | Rúben Vezo Levante, 27, D(CR) | 15 |
| 32 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 37, D(C) | 15 |
| 33 | Craig Cathcart Watford, 32, D(CR) | 14 |
| 34 | Jimmy Giraudon Troyes, 29, D(C) | 14 |
| 35 | Marc Oliver Kempf VfB Stuttgart, 26, D(C) | 14 |
| 36 | Reece Oxford Augsburg, 22, D(C),DMC | 14 |
| 37 | Ben Godfrey Everton, 23, D(CLR) | 13 |
| 38 | Benjamin White Arsenal, 24, D(C),DMC | 13 |
| 39 | Kiki Kouyate Metz, 24, D(C) | 13 |
| 40 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 26, D(C) | 13 |
| 41 | Çaglar Söyüncü Leicester, 25, D(C) | 13 |
| 42 | Erhan Masovic Bochum, 23, D(C) | 13 |
| 43 | Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 28, D(C) | 13 |
| 44 | José Fonte Lille, 37, D(C) | 13 |
| 45 | Koray Günter Verona, 27, D(C) | 13 |
| 46 | Marc Guéhi Crystal Palace, 21, D(C) | 13 |
| 47 | Mattia Viti Empoli, 19, D(C) | 13 |
| 48 | Milan Skriniar Inter, 26, D(C) | 13 |
| 49 | Simon Kjaer AC Milan, 32, D(C) | 13 |
| 50 | Stefan Strandberg Salernitana, 31, D(C),DMC | 13 |
BS = Blocked Shots
* A list of the top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2021/22).
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Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.
